Knotty problem lies at heart of distress over lingerie ad

I PRESUME Lorraine Courtney was being facetious in her article about an in-yourface racy undergarment advertisement in a Dublin shopping mall: Ms Courtney asks “why are people getting their knickers in a twist” about it (Irish Independent, ‘The Week’, February 9)?

On close-up scrutiny of the advertisement it is obvious why, from the model’s grimace; the said undergarment is clearly causing the poor model deep physical distress which I suspect is due to the lady’s breathing being much restricted by the knottiness of the said undergarment. Micheál O’Cathail

Dún Laoghaire, Dublin